0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/5/2013
The deadline for teams to dish out qualifying offers was at 5 PM ET Monday. All in all, 13 offers were handed out, and none were overly surprising. Via MLBTR… -Carlos Beltran -Robinson Cano -Shin-Soo Choo -Nelson Cruz -Stephen Drew -Jacoby Ellsbury -Curtis Granderson -Ubaldo Jimenez -Hiroki Kuroda -Brian McCann -Kendrys Morales -Mike Napoli -Ervin […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/4/2013
Free agency is the most common way players change teams in this day and age, but what about the good old-fashioned trade? Lots of big name players get moved every winter. Last year, former All-Stars Heath Bell, Justin Upton, James Shields, Ervin Santana, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Jose Reyes, RA Dickey, Martin Prado, and Mark […]
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The Marlins won the winter following the 2011 season. Last winter, they clearly did not, trading nearly every player of consequence on their team between the All-Star Break and Christmas. This winter, the Marlins seem to have more of a plan in place. They've got a young core, and there's really only one player on […]
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At midnight tonight, free agency begins. Teams can sign wherever they want. This isn't NBA or NFL free agency, though: there's not a giant rash of signings at 12:01 and everything generally isn't settled within a week. The next three plus months are going to be chaotic yet slow-moving, and you're probably going to end […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/1/2013
This is why we can't have nice things, America: John Coomer, a Kansas City Royals fan who was hit in the eye with a hot dog, is suing the team for medical expenses after undergoing two eye surgeries. Coomer, of Overland Park, Kan., says he was injured at a September 2009 Royals game when the […]
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There was no need for a late rally in 2013. The A's took over the lead in the AL West for good on September 6th, and clinched the division on the second to last weekend of the season. Oakland took a 2-1 lead in the ALDS against the Tigers, and led 3-0 in Game 4 […]
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What's this? No baseball for the next five months? Oh. Dammit. Congratulations to the World Champion Boston Red Sox, and their World Series win on Wednesday night has sent us into the offseason. Just because the regular season is over, that doesn't mean we here at TOC are going to leave you hanging. Our coverage […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 10/31/2013
Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]
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The oft-tumultuous Chris Perez era in Cleveland is over, as the Tribe has released the 28-year old reliever. Perez made $7.3 million in 2013, and was entering his final year of arbitration. Perez's 2013 was his worst season yet. He saved 25 games and blew five for the Indians, pitching to a career-worst 4.33 ERA […]
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Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]
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2013 was another one of those seasons that the Rays have seemingly been having for years. Tampa Bay won 92 games with a solid defense, a great pitching staff, and unlike in past years, an above average offense. And once again, in typical Rays fashion, they have numerous holes to fill this offseason. Needs The […]
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With the Boston Red Sox being crowned World Champions on Wednesday night, here are five observations from their World Series win over the St Louis Cardinals. 1. John Lackey is this year's Barry Zito. Remember last year, when the highly-paid yet extremely disappointing Zito went 2-0 in the Postseason for the Giants, pitching to a […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 10/30/2013
Last winter, when the Royals traded Wil Myers for James Shields, it was decried as a short-sighted move by Dayton Moore. The Royals were more than one player away from contention! What would trading for Shields do for them in 2013 aside from making them maybe a .500 team? Well, the Royals had their best […]
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This will be the last Dugout Digest of the 2013 season, as our next one will be on Friday – after a possible Game 7 in Boston. The Red Sox could win their eighth World Championship, and just their second at Fenway Park, on Wednesday or Thursday, while the Cardinals look to win their 12th […]
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The 2013 MLB Gold Glove winners were announced Tuesday on ESPN2, and here are your winners in each league. American League P: RA Dickey (first Gold Glove) C: Salvador Perez (first Gold Glove) 1B: Eric Hosmer (first Gold Glove) 2B: Dustin Pedroia (third Gold Glove) SS: JJ Hardy (second Gold Glove) 3B: Manny Machado (first […]
